Big Fossil Find In Florida

[Salvor6]

Seminole High School student Sierra Sarti-Sweeny was photographing nature scenes in Boca Ciega Milennium Park when she saw something sticking out of a creek bed. She picked it up and gave it to her brother, Sean Sweeney, a student at St. Petersburg College. It was later identified as a tooth and portion of a jaw from a Columbian mammoth from 9,000 years ago. Over the last 3 weekends, volunteers have discovered a number of artifacts under the direction of Dave Letasi, a paleontologist at the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa. "This find is as big as it gets," Letasi said. "There are massive amounts of material." Artifacts have been identified from a horse, camel, giant tortoise, bison, glyptodont (a giant armadillo-like animal), jaguar, sea turtle and a white tailed deer.

 

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[fossis]

Good story, We find Columbian mammoth remains & also wooly mammoths, plus fossilized turtle shell, ancient horse, & buffalo fossils in our area, (river gravels).

Fossis..................

 

[steve71]

find the same things here in TX my last beach walk pic.mammoth tooth horse tooth and an arrowhead

 

[fossis]

Very nice finds Steve71, & Welcome to Fossils!!

Fossis.....................

 

[godisnum1]

Yep, heard about that find... right in my hometown. Pretty sweet...

Bran <><

 

[TreasureTales]

Steve, are those petrified toes I see in your picture, too? Didn't know toenail polish was in vogue 100,000 years ago. hehehe

In my area, we have recently been informed of a set of Mammoth and Camel rubbing rocks. We don't have the fossils, ya see, we just have the rocks the big furry beasts rubbed their itchy hides on. Not exciting, but kinda neat to see the smooth rocks where the mega fauna did their scratching.

 

[steve71]

Steve, are those petrified toes I see in your picture, too? Didn't know toenail polish was in vogue 100,000 years ago. hehehe

In my area, we have recently been informed of a set of Mammoth and Camel rubbing rocks. We don't have the fossils, ya see, we just have the rocks the big furry beasts rubbed their itchy hides on. Not exciting, but kinda neat to see the smooth rocks where the mega fauna did their scratching.

no them toes are just 34 years old but let me tell you what.nick maybe 34 but them toes look old and scary.lol

 

[Peg Leg]

Anyone interested in Petrified palm trees?
I know the location in Northern Florida where there there tons to be had.
Here it is.
Go to the SWANNEE RIVER just south of TALLAHASSEE and head west. When to get to get to sandstone stop and look around. There are some very large pieces, Bring your hammer and a rock chisel. They are a pail yellow and really look great.
Peg leg